Cairo

There are the pyramids of Giza, so iconic as to be beyond description. There
is the astonishing gold of Tutankhamen, buried in the dusty upper corridors of
the Cairo Museum. And there are the Islamic treasures of bejewelled mosques and
sacred places of learning. For many people, however, the best of the city is
experienced not through the iconic spectacle of ancient monuments, great though
they are.

Even more memorable perhaps is the morning coffee with traders in Khan al-Khalili
bazaar, the glance of the midday sun off a piece of polished brass, or the
call of a nation to prayer at sunset.